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maximum maxim

"In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Now books are written by the public and read by nobody." –Oscar Wilde

 

The popularity of the aphorism, a short, memorable, often pithy statement, goes hand in hand with the invention of printing. Throughout the 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th centuries, aphorisms and maxims were published globally in thick, bound collections. Although print remains precarious in a digital age, the aphoristic statement lives on.

For last night's Book Launch Cabaret at Storefront for Art and Architecture to celebrate Studio-X's newest release, The Studio-X NY Guide to Liberating New Forms of Conversation (GSAPP Books, 2010), edited by Gavin Browning, I presented Maximum Maxim MMX a zine, in slideshow form, maximized with maxims germane to architecture and publishing.

Here's a slideshow.

I hadn't intended on selling copies, but there was such an interest, that I've decided to run an edition.

Order your copy here:

life is a cabaret, old chum

I'm excited to participate in the Book Launch Cabaret at Storefront this Friday, October 8 at 7pm. A Few Zines was the first show at Studio-X New York and it included in the new "The Studio-X NY Guide to Liberating New Forms of Conversation." (A beautiful book edited by the fabulous Gavin Browning and designed by MTWTF.)

I'll be performing Maxium Maxim, a riff on the aphorism collections that go hand in hand with the invention of printing. 

More details:

BOOK LAUNCH CABARET!

A performative and multi-media book launch for "The Studio-X NY Guide to Liberating New Forms of Conversation" (GSAPP Books, 2010), edited by Gavin Browning, at Storefront for Art and Architecture (97 Kenmare Street, NYC).

In this cabaret:

DAVID BENJAMIN will telecommunicate,
GAVIN BROWNING will tell a story,
CRAIG BUCKLEY will surprise,
MTWTF will publish,
MICHELLE FORNABAI will paint,
EVA FRANCH will emcee,
LARISSA HARRIS & DAMON RICH will conspire,
MITCHELL JOACHIM & IOANNA THEOCHAROPOULOU will narrate,
JANETTE KIM will count,
MITCH McEWEN will rap,
DANIEL PERLIN will make noise,
SARAH WILLIAMS will visualize,
MIMI ZEIGER will formulate,
and MARK WIGLEY will wrap things up.

Sponsored by Columbia GSAPP, IZZE Sparkling Juice, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Original Sin Hard Cider and Storefront for Art and Architecture.